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About

Ashford district sits in central-southern Kent, centered on the town of Ashford where the River Great Stour runs through the urban area. The town developed around a railway junction and now hosts Ashford International station on the high-speed line to London; the station area includes the Designer Outlet and links by the M20 to the rest of the county. The borough combines town suburbs, market centres and industrial parks with ribbons of agricultural land that extend across the plain south of the North Downs.

Outside Ashford, the district contains a network of villages and market towns such as Tenterden and Wye, and a mix of arable fields, orchards and hop gardens. Tenterden is served by the preserved Kent and East Sussex Railway, which operates steam and heritage services from the station alongside the town’s high street. The district council manages local planning, services and conservation of listed buildings and rural lanes, while long-established farm boundaries and parish churches mark the older settlement pattern across the borough.

Area overview

On average Ashford has average deprivation and low crime levels, with around 61 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 27% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 11.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Ashford is £59,519 per year. There are 52 schools in Ashford: 44 primary (3 Outstanding and 36 Good) and 8 secondary (1 Outstanding and 5 Good). Ashford is home to around 132,747 people, with a population density of about 228.6 per km².

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
61
Deprivation level
6/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
11.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Ashford Population
132,747
Population density
228.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
31.32(-1%)
Anti-social behaviour
13.31(+8%)
Shoplifting
8.24(+3%)
Criminal damage and arson
7.37(+14%)
Other theft
5.77(+3%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
109,673
82.62%
Other White
5,682
4.28%
Other Asian
4,630
3.49%
African
2,504
1.89%
Indian
1,720
1.3%
Total population: 132,747

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
32,148
30.11%
No qualifications
18,829
17.64%
Level 3 (A level)
18,232
17.08%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
16,412
15.37%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
12,098
11.33%
Total 16+ residents: 106,766

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
18,032
33.65%
Owns with a mortgage
17,565
32.78%
Private landlord or letting agency
8,236
15.37%
Social rents from council
4,750
8.86%
Other social rented
2,751
5.13%
Total households: 53,583

Property prices in Ashford

Median price£345,500
Price per sq ft£361
Sales (last 12 months)1,594
Typical range (middle 50%)£275K – £468K

Based on 1,594 recent sales, the median property price is £345,500 (about £361 per square foot) in Ashford area, with individual transactions ranging from £66,500 up to £2,850,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Ashford over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached541£510,000£376
Semi-Detached463£340,000£376
Terraced433£290,000£344
Flats157£175,000£274

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Ashford

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Ashford.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£389,000£130,000£259,000£220,000
2017£407,500£150,000£265,000£229,000
2018£425,000£170,000£280,000£230,000
2019£430,000£160,000£280,000£235,000
2020£455,000£180,000£295,000£254,995
2021£475,000£176,000£310,998£265,000
2022£510,000£186,000£345,000£295,000
2023£520,000£185,000£337,875£285,000
2024£514,995£192,500£336,000£275,000
2025£514,500£180,000£335,000£285,000
2026£500,000£165,000£350,000£290,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Ashford.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Ashford.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£299£206£280£255
2017£308£238£285£266
2018£323£250£303£270
2019£328£257£306£286
2020£328£285£324£297
2021£346£278£333£313
2022£384£298£362£339
2023£388£299£371£351
2024£379£299£368£334
2025£371£280£372£337
2026£376£272£375£343
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Ashford.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Ashford in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Ashford

Is Ashford safe?

Ashford records about 61 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

Which is the safest ward in Ashford?

Among the 37 wards of Ashford, Kennington has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Ashford average is 61 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.

What is the average house price in Ashford?

The median sale price in Ashford is £345,500 (about £361 per square foot) based on 1,594 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Ashford?

Ashford has 44 primary schools (3 rated Outstanding, 36 Good) and 8 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 5 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Ashford?

Ashford scores 6 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Ashford sits around rank 17,109 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Ashford?

The average household income in Ashford is around £59,519 per year, and 12% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

Who are the MPs for Ashford?

Ashford spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Ashford: Sojan Joseph (Labour Party) and Weald of Kent: Katie Jane Lotte Lam (Conservative and Unionist Party).

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Hythe Road

TN24 0AA

Bad Munstereifel Road

TN24 0FE

Barrey Road

TN23 1AB

Station Road

TN23 6AB

Tennyson Road

TN24 8XU

Thomson Road

TN24 8BF

Simone Weil Avenue

TN25 4DT

Fougeres Way

TN24 0FL

Arrowhead Road

TN23 1AJ

Brunswick Road

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Kennington Road

TN24 0HY

Abbey Way

TN24 8QN

Quantock Drive

TN24 8AB

Henwood

TN23 1AE

Bank Street

TN23 4AB

Leacon Road

TN24 8AH

Essella Road

TN30 6BB

High Street

TN25 4PD

Sandyhurst Lane

TN24 9RL

Hurst Road

TN27 0AA

Maidstone Road

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Hurstford Lane

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Plurenden Road

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Tannery Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.